Tesla and eight other automakers said on Friday they will recall a total of about 4.3 million vehicles in China over concerns that doors may be difficult to open in an emergency, marking the country's largest automotive recall.The recall remedies range from software updates to warning labels and improved markings around door handles.
Beijing has this year increased oversight of the electric vehicle (EV) industry and introduced tougher safety requirements, as automakers, locked in a fierce price war, roll out technologies in the world's largest vehicle market.
China has also said it will ban concealed door handles from 2027, making it the first country to phase out a design popularized by Tesla and widely adopted by domestic Chinese EV makers.
Tesla did not immediately reply to a request for comment, while Geely and Xpeng declined to comment. Xiaomi said it does not have additional information beyond the regulatory notice.
Leapmotor said it was committed to safety. It said the upgrade involved only a warning label and upgrading the power-window control software, but that it was "managing and filing it in accordance with the recall process out of a sense of responsibility to our users".
